Which of the Following Statements Regarding Auditors Is False

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding auditors is false?

• A) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act called on the SEC to force companies to have audit committees that are dominated by outside directors and required that at least one outside director have a financial background.
• B) Whether information is material has been defined in the courts as referring to whether the information would have been a significant factor in an investor's decision about the value of the security.
• C) CEOs and CFOs must return bonuses or profits from the sale of stock or the exercise of options during any period covered by statements that are later restated.
• D) The law is especially strict with regard to takeover announcements, prohibiting any insider with nonpublic information about a pending or ongoing tender offer from trading on that information or revealing it to someone who is likely to trade on it.

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Definitions:

Cost-Benefit Analysis

A methodical strategy for assessing the advantages and disadvantages of various options to identify the most effective method for realizing benefits while conserving resources.

Marginal Cost

The extra cost incurred by producing one more unit of a product or service.

Marginal Benefit

The extra value or contentment obtained when one more unit of a good or service is consumed or produced.

Positive Externality

A benefit that is enjoyed by a third-party as a result of an economic transaction.